Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 60 | Issue 2 Article 19 1969 Police Science Technical Abstracts and Notes Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons, Criminology Commons, and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Police Science Technical Abstracts and Notes, 60 J. Crim. L. Criminology & Police Sci. 272 (1969) This Criminology is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. THE JouRNAL OP CRnxniAL LAW, CRnnNoLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Vol. 60, No. 2 Copyright @ 1969 by Northwestern University School of Law Printed in U.S.A. POLICE SCIENCE TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS AND NOTES Edited by Joseph D. Nicol* Abstractors William E. Kirwant P. J. Cardosill C. R. Turcotte, Jr.** Jan Beck$ P. L. Callaghan S. M. Komartt G. D. McAlvey§ Ordway Hiltontt Quantitative Gas Chromatographic Determi- Method-Carolyn N. Andres, Journal of the nation of Heroin in Illicit Samples-Julian 0. A.O.A.C., 51(5): 1020-1038 (September 1968). Grooms, Journal of the Association of Official Microcrystalline reactions are described for the Analytical Chemistry, 51(5): 1010-1013, (Sep- identification of twelve related phenothiazine- tember 1968). A gas-liquid chromatographic type tranquilizers with six reagents. The drugs method is described for the quantitative deter- tested were promazine, chiorpromazine, triflu- mination of heroin in the presence of opium alka- promazine, mepazine, prochorperazine, triflu- loids such as morphine and monoacetylmorphine, operazine, methoxypromazine, promethazine, pro- and lactose and procaine. The method uses tri- piomazine, fluphenazine, acetophenazine, and methyl silyl derivatives. The method described chiorprothixene. The six reagents used are: 1% cannot be used in the presence of quinine and ammonium reineckate, 5% ammonium thiocy- codeine. The conditions of analysis are: a flame anate, gold chloride, picric acid, platinum bro- ionization detector, 6' x J" o.d. stainless steel mide, and stannous chloride. The crystalline column packed with 5% SE-30 on acid-washed, derivatives are described, and photomicrographs dimethylchlorosilane-treated chromosorb w(60/80 are included. (PJC) mesh); column temperature maintained at 200°C; and nitrogen carrier gas flow rate of 30 ml/min. Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectra of Some Phar. (PJC) maceutical Compounds-F. Raymond Fazzani et al, Journal of the Association of Official Ana- Analysis of Sodium Diphenylhydantoin and lytical Chemists, 51(5): 1154-1167 (September Phenobarbital-Suraj P. Agarwal and Martin I. 1968). Ultraviolet and IR Spectra of 42 pharma- Blake, Journal of A.O.A.C., 51(5): 1013-1016 ceuticals (including 12 used as tablet excipients) (September 1968). A monoaqueous titration pro- are presented. A table listing the pharmaceuticals cedure is described for the determination of sodium tested in alphabetical order is also presented. diphenylhydantoin and phenobarbital combina- (PJc) tions. (PJC) Chromatographic Procedure for Determination Microcrystalline Identification of Phenothi- of Reserpine in Tablets, 11 Collaborative Study- azine-Type Tranquilizers I, Development of the Susan Barkan, Journal of the A.O.A.C., 52(1): * Professor, University of Illinois Circle Campus 113-115 (January 1969). A method is described Chicago, Illinois. for the quantitation of reserpine in tablet formu- t Superintendent, New York State Police, Albany 1, lations. It involves trituration of the sample with New York. dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), incorporation t Examiner of Questioned Documents, Artic Build- onto ing, Seattle, Washington. Celite and transfer to a chromatographic column § Assistant Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal containing acid, base, and water layers. The Identification and Investigation, Joliet, Illinois. 11Crime Laboratory Analyst, Joliet, Illinois. reserpine is eluted with chloroform and quanti- Crime Laboratory Analyst, Joliet, Illinois. tated spectrophotmetrically. (PJC) ** Crime Laboratory Analyst, Joliet, Illinois. tt Crime Laboratory Analyst, Joliet, Illinois. $t Examiner of Questioned Documents, 15 Park Forensic Aspects of Cystolith Hairs of Cannabis Row, New York, New York. and Other Plants-George R. Nakamura, Journal 1969] TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS AND NOTES of the A.O.A.C., 52(1): 5-16 (January 1969). 2% 1,2,6 hexanetriol:2% glycerol column (solid Cystolith hairs on leaves occur among several support-firebrick). (PJC) dicotyledonous families. The results of a com- parison of 82 plant species bearing cystolith hairs Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Barbiturates are presented. These plant species were examined in Pharmaceuticals-James Sibert and Fred L. microscopically and by the Duquenois test. Photo- Fricke, Journal of the A.O.A.C., 51(6): 1326-1329 macrographs demonstrating the similarity of the (November 1968). A rapid GLC method is de- cystolith hairs found on marijuana leaves and scribed by which barbiturates can be separated, some of the plant species studied by the author identified, and quantitated. A 6' cyclohexanedi- are presented. Some of these plant species also methanol succinate column is used for all bar- give a blue to purple color in the Duquenois test, biturates except phenobarbital. Phenobarbital is but none of these colors are soluble in chloroform. determined on an 18" cyclohexanedimethanol This demonstrates the importance of extracting succinate column using santonin as an internal the purple Duquenois color in marijuana examina- standard. (The column material is glass having tions. Of the 82 plants studied by the author, 4 mm. diameter). (PJC) only marijuana gave a purple color with the Duquenois test which was extracted into chloro- Chromatographic Procedure for Determination form. (PJC) of Reserpine in Tablets, I, Comparison with USP Method-Frieda M. Kunze and Susan Submicro Sampling and Solvent Extraction Barkan, Journal of the A'.O.A.C., 51(6): 1324-1326 System for Rapid Gas Chromatographic Deter- (November 1968). A column partition procedure mination of Blood Alcohol-Ronald H. Laessig, for the analysis of reserpine in tablets is listed. Analytical Chemistry, 40(14): 2205-2207 (Decem- The final eluant was subjected to assay by a ber 1968). A system of determining ethanol in modification of the USP XVII colorimetric- blood is presented. The blood sample is collected spectrophotometric procedure. The column con- by an Unopette technique. The Unopette reservoir tained sodium bicarbonate, Celite-HsO and citric for collecting blood for % alcohol determination acid layers. The sample was triturated with contains n-butanol as a solvent, n-propanol (7.5 dimethyl sulfoxide, incorporated on Celite, trans- micrograms/milliliters) as an internal standard ferred to the column, and eluated with chloroform. and anhydrous calcium sulfate (0.3 =- 0.05 gram). (PJc) The Unopette containing the blood sample is centrifuged prior to the GC. determination. (PJC) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: Review and Col- laborative Study-James Look, Journal of the Determination of Amphetamine by Ultraviolet A.O.A.C., 51(6): 1318-1323 (November 1968). Spectrophotometry-Jack E. Wallace, John D. The results of collaborative study of a method Biggs and Sheldon L. Ladd, Analytical Chemistry, for the identification of lysergic acid diethylamide 40(14): 2207-2210 (December 1968). An ultra- (LSD) are presented. The LSD was identified violet spectrophotometric procedure for quantitat- by a paper chromatographic procedure. The ing amphetamine in biologic specimens is pre- chromatographic paper used was Whatman No. 1 sented. It is based on the cerium oxidation of saturated with a MeOH solution of 25% formamide amphetamine in aqueous HCI. This oxidation and 1% benzoic acid and air dried 15 minutes. gives a hexane soluble product which absorbs The mobile solvent used for the chromatographic u.v. radiation. (PJC) separation was ether saturated with formamide. The quantitative determination was made by a Gas Chromatography of Fusel Oils in Alcoholic u.v. absorbance method. (PJC) Distillates-J. H. Kahn, F. M. Trent, P. A. Shipley, R. A. Vordenberg, Journal of the Collaborative Study of the Determination of A.O.A.C., 51(6): 1330-1333 (November 1968). Morphine in Paregoric-Edward Smith, Journal A single GLC column is described which will of the A.O.A.C., 51(6): 1315-1318 (November separate all the major fusel oil components rapidly 1968). The results of a collaborative study of a and directly without prior concentration or extrac- partition chromatographic method for the deter- tion procedures. The column used was a 1:1 mination of morphine are presented. The morphine TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS AND NOTES[ [Vol. 60 is separated from associated opium alkaloids by number of positive readings in the breath test successive elution through three columns and is which were borderline or negative when blood measured by u.v. Column I is a Celite-0.1M alcohol was run. (PLC) citrate buffer column. Column II contains Celite- IM K2BP0 4 . Column III contains Celite-0.5N Blood Alcohol Levels: A Survey of Four Months NaOH. After elution the morphine was quantitated in Manchester-R. I. Keen, Medicine, Science by a u.v. absorbance procedure. (PJC) and the Law, 8(3): 150-52 (July 1968). Statistics are given for the 158 persons required to take Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrophotometric breath tests -and supply